Reggae veteran Banton to perform
Pato Banton, a longtime reggae singer and toaster, will perform Saturday as part of a concert put on by the 12 Tribes Reggae Shop, 345 N. Fifth Ave.
Known for his positive outlook, audience interaction and work with UB40 of “Red Red Wine” fame, Banton has been a regular on the reggae scene since the early ’80s in his native England.
Mystic Roots also will perform, as will the UpRoots Reggae Band and Spirit Familia. The show gets under way at
8 p.m.; tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
620-1810.
Desert Harmony seeks new singers
Tucson Desert Harmony is swinging open its doors for women who like to sing during its guest night and open house Tuesday.
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That evening, the choir’s master director, Dayle Ann Cook, will check your vocal range. Reading music isn’t a prerequisite, although singing in tune is a must.
The regional championship chorus also will strut its stuff, giving participants a glimpse of what has kept this group going for 20 years.
The evening runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at World Care Center, 3538 E. Ellington Place, at South Palo Verde Road.
790-1813.
Cantor Lichterman celebrates 18 years
Congregation Anshei Israel is marking the 18th anniversary of cantor Ivor Lichterman on Saturday with a musical celebration that will feature local singers and Yale University’s coed Jewish a cappella group, Magevet.
“In the Hebrew language, 18 spells out chai, which means life,” Lichterman explained. “When you celebrate 18, you celebrate life. For us, it’s almost more significant than celebrating 10 or 20 years.”
The anniversary celebration also includes a dinner on Sunday. Both events will be at the synagogue, 5550 E. Fifth St., near North Craycroft Road.
Lichterman, a native of Capetown, South Africa, came to Tucson in 1991 from Stamford, Conn. He and his wife were looking for a place to raise their three children, who were 7, 5 and 1 at the time. He admits now that he didn’t imagine he would be in Tucson this long, but at Congregation Anshei Israel he found “a good fit.”
Many of Lichterman’s family members are coming to Tucson for this weekend’s celebrations, dubbed “Music Is His Life: A Tribute to Cantor Ivor Lichterman,” including his 86-year-old mother, who flew in from South Africa. His son Ari is coming from New York to perform at the concert.
Saturday’s concert, which starts at 7:30 p.m., will include performances by Lichterman’s brother, cantor Joel Lichterman of Denver; cantor Janece Cohen for Tucson’s Congregation Or Hadash; cantor Sidney Rabinowitz, whom Lichterman worked with in Stamford; the Sons of Orpheus Male Choir of Tucson under the direction of Grayson Hirst; the Tucson Mass Choir; Congregation Anshei Israel’s adult and junior choirs and its Junior Klezmer Band; and the 17-voice Magevet.
Tickets are $18, $10 for children, students and military. Cost for the dinner, which starts at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, is $45, or $35 for seniors. The Jeff Haskell Trio and jazz vocalist Katherine Byrnes will perform. For reservations, call 745-5550.
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